According to the bios the jousters include stuntmen, polo players, Medieval Times performers and bull riders. The contestants will be separated onto two teams, a red team and a black team. Each week one contestant will be eliminated via a jousting match between a member of the read team and a member of the black team, loser goes home.
The 16 jousters are:
Full Metal Jousting premieres tonight, 12 February, at 2200 ET on the History Channel (USA).
Check out our Episode 1 Recap of Full Metal Jousting.
About Full Metal Jousting
HISTORY is bringing back the most dangerous collision sport in history and transforming it into a 21st-century event. But this is no Renaissance fair as the toughest riders in the nation face off in a bone-crushing competition for big money. It’s as intense as it was 500 years ago, but with a twist: Traditional armor is replaced by modern suits of steel, while action is captured by high-speed cameras. Each episode features full-contact jousts in which jousters charge and collide at 30 miles an hour, and every joust is a test of courage and strength requiring nerves of steel. The last man standing takes home the cash as this extreme sport is reborn.
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So I have been watching Full Metal Jousting and Knights of mayhem. Have to admit I prefer full metal jousting. They are both trying to bring exposure to the sport. I think if you are trying to make a sport viable, you have to bring it into the 21st century. I love the medieval time period, but i think the knights of mayhem look kinda tacky. I think the presentation is childish with all the bickering floating around. The knights of mayhem are definitly tough guys and I have a respect for what they do, but they just seem like a bunch dicks. Full metal jousting seems more like a modern sport, and is presented in a professional manner. I think for jousting to become a successful modern sport, full metal jousting presents jousting in a better way. I also think for the sport to become viable the size and shape of the grand gaurd has to be set, and a uniform set of rules and points needs to be agreed upon..
how do i get on the 2nd season have horses ride everyday. never jousted but want to try this but cant find out how to get on this show